Induction Week

#firstdayofuniselfie



This is me, in my new room before my first day at uni. I was very nervous but excited to start my new course!

Locations to Find

West Quay Shopping Centre

The Mayflower Theatre

Southampton City Art Gallery

I worked with Hannah to find these locations and we found them quite easily. They were all really close to each other making it simpler for us and I really enjoyed exploring the city whilst doing it!

Makeup Brands and their 'Hero Products'

M.A.C Cosmetics

M.A.C Cosmetics caters to its target market by offering products and affordable prices for all ages, sexes and races. I really like the way the M.A.C cosmetics are displayed as there are so many exciting things going on which makes you want to look at everything! I also think its really easy to find products as everything is linked together. 

The best sellers depend on what region or what time of year it is but the favourite seems to be the 'Ruby Woo' lipstick and 'Studio Fix Fluid' foundation. 'In Extreme Dimension 3D' mascara is also very popular at the moment. 

Bobbi Brown

The thing I like about Bobbi Brown is there is no specific target audience, it is there for everybody to use regardless of how old you are. By looking at the picture you can see that they focus mainly on quite neutral colours but there are still so many to choose from!

Bobbi Brown's 10 best sellers are; 'Long-Wear Gel Eyeliner', 'Skin Foundation Stick', 'Lip Colour', 'Vitamin Enriched Face Base', 'Corrector and Concealer', 'Pot Rouge', 'Smokey Eye Mascara', 'Shimmer Brick', 'Bronzing Powder' and 'Long-Wear Cream Shadow Stick'.

Smashbox

Smashbox studios started in 1990 and was founded by Davis Factor. I really like the way the counter is displays as I think its quite exciting and it makes you want to look at everything on offer. I think they're target audience is probably aimed at everyone as there is a variety of products and shades to choose from that suits everybody. 

Information from http://www.smashbox.co.uk/studio-buzz/smashbox-story

The top seller is the 'Photo Finish Primer'. It helps reduce the look of lines and pores and most importantly it keeps makeup looking fresh.

Laura Mercier

Although the counter is quite small in comparison to the others, it still had lots of products to choose from and I think its displayed nicely. By looking at the counter it was interesting to see that more older people were browsing the products and I think this tends to be the target market due to the range of neutral colours. 

The top sellers are 'Secret Camouflage Concealer', 'Foundation Primer' and 'Tinted Moisturiser'.  

Benefit

The Benefit counters have got to be my favourite because they are just so fun to look at. There is so much going on, its really girly and I think the design is quirky and cute. There is no specific target audience as their range of products suit all.

The best sellers are 'They're Real Mascara', 'They're Real Liner', 'Hoola Bronzer', 'Professional Primer' and 'Brow Zings'. 

Bag Heads!

We were given brown paper bags, card and stationary and we had to create Bag Heads of where we would like to be in 5 years time based on our summer project. I tied elastic bands together to form hair and put a pretty pink bow in place. I have kept my Bag Head quite natural as I don't want to change in myself. I would love to work in the prosthetics industry but I don't want to become a different person, I want to stay real.

Illamasqua Lecture

The Illamasqua talk was so inspiring, I learnt so much and it made me excited for my future career as a Makeup Artist. There was also a tutorial and I learnt so many new techniques and all of products that exist. Charlotte, who ran the tutorial used the following products to create this look:

Hydra Veil Primer - prep the skin

Honour & Navy Pencils - for the eyes. 

Embellish (Once Collection) - buffed over the top of the eyes.

Reflection Pallet - put in the corners of the eyes to create a spotlight effect.

Natural highlight down the centre of the face where the spotlight hits it (if doing runways).

Skin Base 18 - pushing it to the hairline and putting in contour. 

Mixed and chose colours to create the highlights.

Apocalips Lipstick.

Synthetic Highlighting Brush.

Most of Illamasquas brushes are 100% synthetic and all makeup is cruelty free, meaning they haven't been tested on animals.

Illamasqua Workshop

The workshop was amazing! We chose groups of 2 or 3 and we had to create a small pitch to go with a makeup look. We used our own brushes and were given limited products to use. We only had 15 minutes to create a look so we came up with...

Hannah, or Zora, an underwater alien creature who was starring in a short film called The Abyss. 

We chose golds, greens and blues and blended the colours together to create a mix of them all. I think we did quite well considering the short amount of time we had. 

Charles Fox Lecture

Kyrolan was founded by Arnold Langer, a chemistry student influenced by the glitz and glamour of 1920's Berlin. He combined his passion for theatre and science to create new makeup. Kyrolan was launched and introduced to Berlin's theatres in 1945. 65 years on, the company are still creating innovative makeup just for professionals. 

Information from: https://uk.kryolan.com/aboutus

There are hundreds of different products to choose from and they provide everything needed for TV, film, fashion, airbrushing, body painting, special fx, photography etc. 

My recording from the lecture (with permission)

I learnt so much in the lecture, there was so many different products that our guest speaker showed us. She explained every single item that she bought with her and it was so interesting hearing her reviews and how it can be used. After the lecture, I ended up spending over £100 on different products to expand my kit - and that was with discount!!

Summer Project

My Mood Board

For our summer project, we had to create a mood board of where we would like to be in 5 years time. My inspirations are Karla Powell and Kristyan Mallet and I used their websites to get some of my images from. I also used google and cut up a range of magazines. There are many different styles of makeup that interest me such as commercial, high end fashion and even working for well known magazines but prosthetics is what amazes me the most as it can be used for so many different things. I would really like to work for Millennium FX alongside Neill Gorton and Rob Mayor. I am really proud of what I have created as I have put a lot of time and effort into creating it and I also think it reflects exactly what I want to do.

Megan Owen's Mood Board

Megan was influenced by Karla Powell for her mood board as she loves her style and the way she works. Her research is based on images from the internet including sites such as google. Megan would love to go travelling and she would like to go into commercial makeup. She is pleased with the outcome of her mood board but feels that she could have done better. 

Hannah Thornborough's Mood Board

Hannah loves the Kardashians and would love to be a personal makeup artist for celebrities like them or maybe a high fashion makeup artist for runways. She is also interested in prosthetics. Her research is based on images from sites such as google and twitter and she is pleased with how her mood board has turned out.

Sylwia Mazur's Mood Board

This is Sylwia's mood board, she is interested in fashion makeup for photo shoots and magazines - working for big brands. She loved Sarah Stellas work and would love to be a part of London Fashion Week and wants to have fun and enjoy the job that she does. Sylwia is interested in fake hair and wigs and she would love to travel and move to LA. Her research is based from the internet and magazines such as closer and heat. She is proud of her mood board as it reflects exactly what she wants to do.

Jasmine Collin's Mood Board

Jasmine would love to work with big brands for catwalks, she is also interested in film makeup, working for films like The Great Gatsby and Moulin Rouge. She would also love to do the makeup for shows on broadway. If she could, she would work with celebrities such as Kate Moss, Naomi Campbell and Cara Delevingne. Her research is mostly based form magazines such as Vogue and Cosmopolitan and is very pleased with the way it has turned out as it reflects where she sees herself in the future.